Gordon Ramsay Selling Out of Versailles

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Mar 15th 2009 at 7:01PM

Last week we learned that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had sold his restaurants in West Hollywood and Prague, now the Telegraph says that Ramsay is set to sell his restaurant in France. Like the West Hollywood restaurant, Gordon Ramsay au Trianon opened just last year with the usual Ramsay mixture of fanfare and braggadocio. Ramsay promised the French he would bring the best of British cuisine to their country.

The ten-table restaurant, which earned two Michelin stars, will be owned by the Trianon Palace Hotel in Versailles. As with the West Hollywood restaurant, Ramsay's name stays on the door and he will still be participating in menu development and other creative decisions. There have been many rumors about the potential fragility of the financial state of affairs at Gordon Ramsay Holdings, Ramsay's company. Perhaps these sales will help Ramsay's empire gain firmer footing.

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J H Robbins Mar 16th 2009 2:31PM

Who really cares - he's a 'real prince of a guy'.

Master Shake Mar 16th 2009 2:20PM

For all the egomania of this man, his restaurants serve mediocre food. His kitchens are extremely clean, and he runs a tight ship, but that isn't always such a great thing. His employees are stressed, and it shows. His food lacks imagination, and let's face it - if you are going to eat out in a fine restaurant in this age, you want something better than you can prepare for yourself at home in 30 minutes. I can make anything on his menu in less time than it takes to drive there.

tk Mar 16th 2009 2:58PM

he is a wonderful chef in my opinon i have worked for my fair sharfe os real loser chefs who were dirty and mean i'll take clean and mean anyday!

lori Mar 16th 2009 4:07PM

I love him...he is passionate about what he does and he is brilliant!

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fkurtin Mar 16th 2009 8:29PM

YOUR JUST TOO BUSY STARING AT HIS CROTCH TO SEE THE THE HUMAN SUFFERING HE CAUSES HIS WORKERS AND NEXT HE WILL BE SPITTING ON PEOPLE AND YOU WILL STILL BE LOOKING AT HIS CROTCH. REMEMBER ONE THING,HE IS EURO TRASH TALKING AGAINST YOUR COUNTRY.HE NEEDS TO BE LOCKED UP AND SHOT FULL OF THORAZINE.YOUR SICK IN THE HEAD FOR WATCHING THE PIG

bob Mar 16th 2009 5:59PM

lousey food, high prices!

Cat Mar 16th 2009 4:53PM

Couldn't stand this guy first time I saw Hell's Kitchen. Didn't watch it again until one night I was surfing and it was on and a woman/single mom, that had gotten her cooking experience from working in a Diner was competing. That kinda caught my attention so I would check in weekly to see how she was doing. She didn't win but she was one of the last 4 or 5 and Ramsay said he was so impressed with her Natural skill that he would like to send her to Culinary School and he'd pay the tab. Then when she graduated he would like to hire her to work in one of his restaurants.
That's when I started looking at him in a different light. I still don't really like Hell's Kitchen but I do like his Kitchen Nightmares show!

j Mar 16th 2009 4:59PM

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cleansgood Mar 16th 2009 5:07PM

I view him as a very good chef with the personality of a demon which I really don't care either way! If the foods good and the place is clean I am all for it. Nicey nice doesn't always work for everyone. so good he's a bad~ass yell at the workers clean freak. Good i will go!

mar Mar 16th 2009 6:45PM

just keep your trash taken out, your dishes clean, and wash your hands often, cleanliness in a restaurant is a definite , no excuses for help who are too sorry to do their jobs right...ramsay knows how to weed out the doers from the lazis...you can have quality in both your food and your restaurant...people enjoy knowing that the people who serve their food and cook it are concerned for their health as well as their dining experiences.

Chuck Mar 16th 2009 6:57PM

"Ramsay promised the French he would bring the best of British cuisine to their country."

No wonder it failed. Fish & Chips is not cuisine.

michella Mar 16th 2009 7:35PM

god, id shag that man in a new york minute, but then Im a brit in usa, but also know where the talent is

fkurtin Mar 16th 2009 8:41PM

STUPID, IN AMERICA SHAG MEANS CLEANING OUT DIRTY CAR .IF YOU MENT YOU WERE LOOKING TO GET LAID BY A MAN LIKE THAT, THEN GET YOUR ASS TO THE MENTAL HOSP WHERE YOU CAN FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND HIM,NO WAITING FOR FREAKS

John Mar 16th 2009 7:52PM

British cuisine is an oxymoron. It is the worst food on the planet....pure haulage, as they would say.

fkurtin Mar 16th 2009 8:27PM

WHO THE HELL CARES,GOOD RIDDENS.HIM AND SIMON COWELL CAN GO FAG OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE,STUPID DAMN DRAMA QUEENS JUST THINKING ITS OK TO JUST TALK SHIT TO PEOPLES FACES.AMERICA IS SICK OF YOUR EURO TRASH TALK AND STUPID EURO CRYBABY APPEARANCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY KIDS I HOPE THEY DONT WIND UP ANYTHING LIKE YOU.ANY WOMAN THAT SLEEPS WITH YOU IS STUPID TOO.GET BENT AND GET LOST